Brussels: Digital Covid Certificates will be available in EU countries for one more year. The European Parliament has voted to extend the term of the DCC by one year. The current DCC is due to expire on June 30. The 432 MEPs in Parliament voted in favor, while 130 opposed the DCC. 23 abstained from voting. The vote comes as various countries continue to lift Covid restrictions. Of the 13 MEPs in EU, nine voted in favor of extending the DCC term.
Digital Covid Certificates were introduced last summer as a way to facilitate safe and unrestricted travel. But these are no longer required to travel to various European countries, including Ireland. But seniors in Portugal, Italy and Spain also need to travel. Booster doses of Covid Vaccine have also been included in the EU's DCC since February.
As of 1 February 2022, there are new rules in place that establish a binding acceptance period of 9 months for vaccination certificates, used for travel within the EU .
Member States must accept vaccination certificates for a period of 9 months following the administration of the last dose of the primary vaccination. For the Johnson &Johnson vaccine this means 270 days from the first and only shot. For a two-dose vaccine it means 270 days from the second shot, or, in line with the vaccination strategy of the Member State of vaccination, the first and only shot after having recovered from the virus.
Member States should not provide for a different acceptance period for the purposes of travel within the European Union. The standard acceptance period does not apply to certificates for booster doses.
These rules apply only to the vaccination certificates used for the purpose of travel in the EU. Member States may apply different rules when using the EU Digital COVID Certificate in a domestic context, but are invited to align with the acceptance period set at EU level.
A person who has a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate should in principle not be subject to additional restrictions, such as tests or quarantine, regardless of their place of departure in the EU.
Persons without an EU Digital COVID Certificate should be allowed to travel based on a test carried out prior to or after arrival. In addition, they might be required to undergo quarantine/self-isolation when they arrive from particularly affected (dark red) areas.
Any measures restricting free movement must be non-discriminatory and proportionate. Member States should, in principle, not refuse entry to persons travelling from other Member States. EU Parliament decides to allow EU member states to discuss whether to continue with the system.
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